Africa’s most celebrated dancer and choreographer, Germaine Acogny, turns 80 on 28 May. I have had the privilege of meeting the Senegalese artist, learning from her, and interviewing her as part of my ...

In the early ’90s, Guatemalan-born dancer and choreographer Carmen Reina-Nelson brought the soulful dances of the Caribbean and Latin America to Boulder. Over the course of her career, she has taught ...

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Toe-tapping and clapping, an enthusiastic audience at the Historic Grove Theater, gleefully watched well-trained area residents perform West African, Korean and South Indian dances. Ramya S. Kapadia, ...

Gumboot, a form of African dance, gives new meaning to the term “underground movement.” The expressive, rhythmic articulations performed by dancers wearing rubber boots evolved out of the codified ...

Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...

Whether African, classical or hip-hop rhythms, the new dance season provides plenty of toe-tapping entertainment from world-renowned names and local stalwarts alike. 13 — “Mind the Gap XXI”: ...

At its premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky’s Rite of Spring shocked audiences and divided critics. The ballet centred around a straightforward yet brutal narrative – a community ...

Maybelle Valenti, 9, of Sayville says she likes taking Irish dance classes because she likes the sparkly dresses she gets to wear. But her mother, Juliette, 41, a teacher, likes that her daughter is ...

The Recording Academy has added three new categories for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards including Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording. Additionally, ...